A preservative in the Small pox
Item
- Title
- A preservative in the Small pox
- Date
- 1694/1795
- Description
- A tonic to prevent smallpox made from laudanum, conserve of roses, and poppy water.
- Transcript
- Rx 2 graines of Lawdanu mix it with a little Conserve of Roses & 2 drops of red popy watter [strikeout] take it, it binds up the body so as to prevent a flux Comforts the heart and drives out the distemper.
- Subject
- See all items with this valuelaudanum
- See all items with this valueroses
- See all items with this valuepoppies (Papaver)
- See all items with this valuetonics
- See all items with this valuesmallpox
- Contributor
- Ochsner, Elizabeth
- Le, Vincent
- Grimm, Stephanie
- Source
- Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
- Publisher
- George Mason University Libraries
- Rights
- Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
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